Despite the fact that theShredderis easily the greatest villain inTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleslore , he has of late rule redemption for the evils of his past , and has even become the drawing card of the TMNT in Splinter ’s stead . While this may seem like a plot - point that was cerebrate of purely for shock value , it is really the best matter that could happen for his character development , and his origin confirms it .

In the newly established persistence of IDW Publishing’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , Oroku Saki aka the Shredder was a military personnel born in feudal Japan and was indoctrinated into the Foot Clan by his father , who was the leader of the ninjas after obliterate the previous leader , Takeshi Tatsuo . Under the leadership of Saki ’s Fatherhood , the Foot Clan grow away from their violent , warring shipway under Tatsuo . Instead , the Foot Clan assess harmony and togetherness , propose their services to neighboring villages to fight crime and keep the peace . However , once Oroku Saki was old enough ( and skilled enough ) , he assassinated his begetter and demand his spot as the new school principal of the Foot Clan , at which point he brought the ninja back into their quondam , nefarious ways – and that was before he was revive in the innovative day and became aTMNTvillain .

Shredder Redefined His TMNT Legacy by Rejecting His Destiny

InTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : The secluded History of the Foot Clanby Mateus Santolouco and Erik Burnham , reader are given the detailedorigin of Shredderand the Foot Clan . While it is interesting and informatory , this official bloodline story becomes even more so when considering the current storyline inTMNTcanon . Right now , the Ninja Turtles are battling the sinister deity , the Rat King , in an event known as the Armageddon Game – andShredder is lead Ninja Turtles . After finding redemption , the Shredder perpetrate himself fully to insure the condom of the child of his former rival , Hamato Yoshi aka Splinter . By doing this , Shredder whole make up for the fight he had with his father , in both of his preceding lives .

Takeshi Tatsuo was n’t just the original loss leader of the Foot Clan who was murdered by Shredder ’s beginner , Tatsuo is the Shredder himself . IDW’sTMNTseries has always dived head - first into the belief of reincarnation , and the Shredder is no exception . When Tatsuo was vote out by the Shredder ’s father , he was reborn as the Shredder – a vicious cosmic jest on the valet who remove him . This is why it was substantial that Shredder kill his father , he was finishing a battle that start out in his retiring lifetime . However , upon his newfound repurchase , the Shredder found himself at something of a crossroads . Up until that item , Shredder practice himself to carry on his life the way Tatsuo would have , which inherently goes against his own father . However , by siding with the Turtles and leading them in battle against a mischievous god to decide the fate of the cosmos , the Shredder has abandon the luck of his past life and forged one for himself , one that honor the memory of his Father of the Church .

Shredder is one of the longest - standingTMNTcharacters still being used today , so the fact that he has n’t merely remained a enured villain throughout all his iteration is beautiful . Here , the Shredder is really chip in some thoughtful character development that proved to be the perfect reflection of his internal conflict and the real macrocosm battle of his past . A mirrored storyline with tale rhyming and expert carrying out that all tie back toShredder ’s officialTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesorigin story – now that is satisfying .

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Shredder and the TMNT.

Shredder discovering his past life.

TMNT: Shredder and two Foot Clan ninjas.

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